12 October 2021 U.S. Military and Philippine Coast Guard Conduct Tactical Combat Casualty Care Training MANILA, U.S. Embassy in the Philippines -- From October 4 to 6, members of the U.S. Civilian Military Support Element-Philippines (CMSE PHL) conducted Tactical Combat Casualty Care Training with the Philippine Coast Guard North Eastern Luzon District (PCGNELZ). This is the first time the U.S...
12 October 2021 U.S. Military and Philippine Coast Guard Conduct Tactical Combat Casualty Care Training HONOLULU, Hawaii -- The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Juniper (WLB 201) returned to Honolulu after completing a 45-day patrol in Oceania in support of Operation ‘Aiga on Friday.During the 10,000 nautical-mile patrol, the cutter's crew conducted operations to counter illegal, unreported, and...
12 October 2021 Chief of Naval Operations to Visit India WASHINGTON - Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Adm. Mike Gilday will meet with Chief of Naval Staff Admiral Karambir Singh as well as other senior leaders from the Indian Navy and government.Gilday is visiting India to reaffirm the growing level of naval cooperation between the two nations.“Make no...
08 October 2021 USS Miguel Keith host Sailors and Marines to increase Naval integration opportunities OKINAWA, Japan -- The crew of Lewis B. Puller class expeditionary staging base, USS Miguel Keith (ESB 5), hosted Navy staff from Expeditionary Strike Group (ESG) 7, and Marines from III Marine Expeditionary Force (MEF) and subordinate commands while anchored at Naval Base White Beach,...
08 October 2021 U.S. Forces Japan, 5th Air Force Leadership Visits Misawa MISAWA AIR BASE, Japan -- U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Ricky Rupp, U.S. Forces Japan (USFJ) and 5th Air Force commander, and Command Chief Master Sgt. Wendell Snider, USFJ senior enlisted leader, visited Misawa Air Base, Japan, to experience the 35th Fighter Wings mission while meeting members of Team...
08 October 2021 Multiple Allied Carrier Strike Groups Operate Together in 7th Fleet PHILIPPINE SEA -- U.S. Navy carrier strike groups led by flagships USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) and USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) joined with Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force’s (JMSDF) Hyuga-class helicopter destroyer JS Ise (DDH 182) and the United Kingdom’s carrier strike group (CSG 21) led by HMS Queen...
08 October 2021 51st Communications Squadron Airmen ‘Wired Up, Fred Up’ for Resiliency Training Event OSAN AIR BASE, Republic of Korea -- The 51st Communications Squadron (CS) conducted a resiliency training event on Oct. 4-7, 2021, at Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea. The training, titled COMMREX 21-3, was a 7th Air Force directive to test the capabilities of deployable communications in order to...
08 October 2021 Statement Regarding USS Connecticut (SSN 22) PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii -- The Seawolf-class fast-attack submarine USS Connecticut (SSN 22) struck an object while submerged on the afternoon of Oct. 2, while operating in international waters in the Indo-Pacific region. The safety of the crew remains the Navy’s top priority. There are no life...
08 October 2021 Deputy Secretary Sherman’s Meeting with Indian Foreign Secretary Harsh Shringla U.S. Embassy & Consulates in India -- Deputy Secretary of State Wendy R. Sherman had a substantive and in-depth meeting in Delhi with Indian Foreign Secretary Harsh Shringla. The Deputy Secretary and Foreign Secretary discussed the growing security, economic, and Indo-Pacific convergence between...
08 October 2021 Soldiers Overcome All Hazards during Combat Rotation at National Training Center FORT IRWIN, California -- Soldiers from the 2nd Chemical Battalion “Red Dragons” and the “Ready First” 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, overcame all hazards during a large scale combat operations exercise at the National Training Center, Sept 15 – 28.The Fort Hood, Texas-based...